Title :
Monitoring body kinematics and gesture through sensing fabrics
Author :
De Rossi, D. ; Lorussi, F. ; Mazzoldi, A. ; Orsini, P. ; Scilingo, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Centro Interdipartmentale di Ricerca, Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Monitoring body kinematics and analyzing posture and gesture is an area of major importance in bioengineering, ergonomic, virtual reality and rehabilitation. The authors have developed a minimally intrusive wearable system consisting of a lycra leotard onto which conductive polymer strain sensors are chemically deposited in selected areas. The sensors are capable of recording relative positions and movements of the human trunk and upper limbs by reading the mutual position of kinematically linked body segments
Keywords :
conducting polymers; kinematics; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; strain sensors; virtual reality; body kinematics monitoring; conductive polymer strain sensors; gesture analysis; human trunk; kinematically linked body segments; lycra leotard; minimally intrusive wearable system; mutual position reading; posture analysis; relative positions; sensing fabrics; upper limbs; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Chemical and biological sensors; Ergonomics; Fabrics; Kinematics; Polymers; Virtual reality; Wearable sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 1st Annual International, Conference On. 2000
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6603-4
DOI :
10.1109/MMB.2000.893853
